News about hush money, judge, and Donald Trump

It’s Day 22 of Trump’s NY election interference trial. Court begins at 10 am ET with Judge Merchan charging the jury (reading the jury instructions to them) and then they begin their deliberations. When they return a verdict is anyone’s guess. But after being off for a week… pic.twitter.com/tEfutP531X

Breaking: The jury in Trump's New York criminal trial has started deliberations.

NEW: Judge Juan Merchan has finished instructing the jury in the Manhattan DA’s case against Donald Trump. And as soon as two volunteer jurors learn how to operate a laptop that has been loaded with all admitted evidence for the jury’s use, the deliberations will begin.

Donald Trump learning in real time how trial procedures work in virtually every criminal court. Prosecutors typically get a rebuttal during closings because burden of proof lies with them, not defense. pic.twitter.com/0BQZ3ZWgsJ